International Women's Health Coalition

International Women's Health Coalition

"Founded in 1984 by Joan Dunlop and Adrienne Germain, the International Women’s Health Coalition works in three ways to build political will and influence the policies of governments, donors, and international agencies to secure girls' and women's sexual and reproductive health and rights:
 * "We provide professional assistance and financial support, $1.5-2.0 million annually, to local organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
 * "We inform professional and public debates in the United States and abroad through policy analyses, reports on effective programs and strategies, and media outreach.
 * "We advocate at intergovernmental conferences, and collaborate with the UN Population Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and other international agencies to generate essential policies and resource flows that benefit women and their families."

"Annual Budget: $5-6 million, provided by private foundations, UN agencies, European governments, individuals, and corporations." 

Funding
According to their 2000 Annual Report they received major funding from:
 * Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation
 * Royal Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
 * Dickler Family Foundation
 * Ford Foundation
 * Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
 * William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
 * Johnson & Johnson
 * John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
 * Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
 * Moriah Fund, Inc.
 * Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
 * Open Society Institute
 * David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 * Ruben and Elisabeth Rausing Trust
 * Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
 * Rockefeller Foundation
 * Scherman Foundation, Inc.
 * Summit Charitable Foundation, Inc.
 * Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
 * Tortuga Foundation
 * Alice Tully Foundation
 * Turner Foundation, Inc.
 * United Nations Foundation
 * United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
 * Woodcock Family Foundation

Board of Directors
Source
 * Kati Marton, United States, Chair - Journalist, Author, and Activist, New York, NY
 * Thomas W. Merrick, Ph.D., United States, Vice Chair - Program Advisor, The World Bank Institute; Professor, George Washington University Department of Global Health, Washington, D.C.
 * Maria Isabel Plata, Colombia, Vice Chair - Executive Director, PROFAMILIA, Bogotá
 * Paul S. Zuckerman, Ph.D., United Kingdom, Secretary/Treasurer - Chairman, Zuckerman & Associates, London
 * Adrienne Germain, United States - President, International Women's Health Coalition, New York, NY
 * Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Ghana - Co-founder and Executive Director, African Women's Development Fund, Accra
 * Mabel Bianco, M.D., Argentina - President, Foundation for the Study and Investigation of Women (FEIM), Buenos Aires
 * Brian A. Brink, M.D., South Africa - Senior Vice President: Health, Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited, Johannesburg
 * Maja Daruwala, India - Executive Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi
 * Joan B. Dunlop, United States - Trustee, Berkshire Taconic Foundation, Salisbury, CT
 * Virginia Ryan Joffe, United States - Photographer, Advisory Committee, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, New York, NY
 * Bernard Kouchner, M.D., France - Author, Founder of Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris
 * Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, M.D., Mozambique - High Representative, Europe-Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), The Hague, Netherlands
 * Susan Nitze, United States - President, Girl Scouts of Greater New York, New York, NY
 * Marnie S. Pillsbury, United States - Executive Director, The David Rockefeller Fund, New York, NY
 * Ann Unterberg, United States - President, Grand Street Settlement, New York, NY
 * Maureen White, United States - National Finance Chairman, Democratic National Committee, Washington, D.C.

Past President
 * Joan B. Dunlop (1984-1998)

Past Chairs
 * Ellen Chesler (1997-2002)
 * Judith Lichtman (1994-1997)
 * Marjorie Knowles (1989-1994)
 * Pouru Bhiwandiwala (1984-1989)

President's Council Co-chairs
 * Jane Matluck
 * Susan Nitze

Past Board Members Source (pdf)
 * Byllye Avery
 * Carol Bellamy
 * Mack Davis II
 * Jacqueline de Chollet
 * France Donnay
 * Ana Dumois
 * Mathea Falco
 * Mahmoud Fathalla
 * Anibal Faundes
 * Richard Gamble
 * W. David Hopper
 * Susanne Ihre
 * Sandra Kabir
 * Frances Kissling
 * Oladapo Ladipo
 * Karl Mathiasen
 * Nafsiah Mboi
 * Aryeh Neier
 * Barbara Pillsbury
 * Anastasia Posadskaya-Vanderbeck
 * Sigrid Rausing
 * Gita Sen
 * Donna Shalala
 * Ieda Wiarda

Contact

 * Web: http://www.iwhc.org

Related Sourcewatch

 * Supriya Pillai - Program Officer for Asia
 * Cynthia Rothschild
 * Cynthia Steele - former vice president